Motor-driven agricultural implement, traction-engine, motor-lorry, and the like



I. AND C. J. BAMFORD.

MOTOR DRIVEN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT, TRACTION ENGINE, MOTOR L ORIIY, AND THE LIKE.

' APPLICATION FILED APR. I8, I9I8- 1,400,012.

Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

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' ATT) J. AND C. J. BAMFORD. I MOTOR DRIVEN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT, TRACTION ENGINE, MOTOR LORRY, AND THE LIKE.

. APPLICATION FILED APR-13,1918. 1300,01 Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

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I 1. AND C. l. B'AMFORD. MOIOR DRIVEN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT, TRACTION ENGINE, MOTOR LOBBY, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 18. ne P t nted D00- 13,

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APPLICATION FILED. APR.18, 191B.

Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

unrrsn stares PAT T QFFEQEQ JOSEPH BAMFQRD AND CYBIL JOSEPH BAMFORID, OF UTTOXETER; ENGLAND.

' EEOTOPy-DRIVEN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT, mansion-Enema, Moron-Lonny, annrnnt'rxn.

Specification of Letters latent. Patented De 13, 192-L- application and April 18, 1518. Serial in. 229,375.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Josnrr Banners) and GYRIL Josnrrr Bamronn. residing, respectively, at St. Marys I England, and The Parks, ,Uttoxeter, England, subjects of His Ma esty the King of Great Britain and Ireland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Relating to Motor-Driven Agricultural Implements, Traction-Engines, Motor-Lorries, and

the like, of which the following is a specifica-" tion.

This invention has reference to motor driven agricultural implements (and.par-

ticularly to motor driven plows and to tractors used for plowing) traction engines, motor lorries and the like, of that type in which one or more of the motor driven running wheels can be independently raised or lowered relatively to the frame of the implement, vehicle or the like and axial center of the motor transmission as is necessary when the wheel or wheels on one side are required to run in a furrow or along the lower side of a road which hasa considerable camber. Heretofore various means have been employed whereby the said independent adjustment of the running wheel or wheels can be effectedwhile the axial centers of the motor transmission shaft and the running wheel or wheels driven thereby remain constant. for

any position. e V

According to this invention the axial center of themotor driven running wheel, or

of each of the motor driven running wheels,

is carried by a member which is adapted to be raised or lowered and is so controlled by a link or lmks ointed to'said member and to a center or centers other than the axial center of the motor transmission shaft or the like that the said member with-the vehicle wheel can by the controlling link or links be raised or lowered but the distance between the axial centers of thevehicle wheel and the motor transmission shaft or the like w1ll'rema1n constant for all positions, and the driving gear of the same will be. unaffected; The distance between the jointed ends of the controlling link or links must be practically equal to'ithe'distance between the axial cen ters of the running wheel and the motor transmission shaft, and when only one of the said controlling links is employed then in combination with this suitable means, such for instance as the axial center pin of the Mount, Uttoxeter,

, rangements.

. ered position Of these drawings Figures *1 and 2 are diagrammatic views illustrating one arrange mentof our invention, Fig. 1 showing thev motor driven running wheel and the member. by which it is carried in theirraised position while'Fig' 2 shows'said parts in Fig. 3 is a part sectional plan of a motor plow with onearrang'er'nent of our invention applied thereto;

Fig: igis a side elevation of the motor-plow shown inFig. 3;

ventio'n applied thereto;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the motor plow shown in F ig.-5 but with the adjustable iun= ning wheel raised; I

their lowl 75 F 1g. 5 1s a part sect onal plan ofa motor plow with another arrangement of our in Fig]? is a side elevation and Fig. 8 isa cross sectionalelevation of an arrangement "of springs which can be combined with the mechanism shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 for 5 the purpose of. absorbing shocks on the plow orvehicle and also comprising a block or 'stop to put the said springs out of action when they are not r equired;v r

In one arrangement of our invention (see Figs. 1 and 2) the member-A to which the axle-pin of the running: wheel B is fixed is 1 made as a disk or platecarried by three controlling links 2, 8, l," jointed respectively at 5, 6, 7 to the periphery of the member A at equal distances apart and jointed res'pec1 tively at 8, 9, 10, to fixed brackets or parts of" thefra'me of the'implement orvehicle or the like. The length of each of the links '2, 3, 4,

from center to center is substantially the sameas the distance between theaxial center 1 of the running wheel and the'axial center.

of the {driving sh aftor the like 11 of the motor transmission. The links 2, 3, tare parallel with one'a'nother and it follows that as the member A carrying the axle pin or the like 1 of the running wheel B is adjusted up or down the distance between the axial center 1 ofthe running wheel B and the center of the motor transmission shaft 11 or the like remains constant for all positions and the transmission gearing from the one to the other is not affected; Any suitable arrangement of transmission gearing may be employed such for instanceas the spur pinion 12 on the motor transmission shaft 11 or the like gearing with an internally toothed spur ring 13 fixed. on the arms of the running wheel B The dotted circle B in Fig. 1 indicates the lowest position into which the running wheel can be turned, and the dotted circle B in Fig. 2 shows the raised position of the running wheel B Suitable lifting means such for instance as worms 14 mounted on a shaft 15 and gearing with worm wheel sectors 16 on the axles 9, 10, of the links 3, 4, (or a toothed quadrant and ratchet lever or other suitable means) are provided and combined with the links 3, 4, (or there may be worm and worm wheel gearing for only one of said links) for the purposeof turning the same about their thetype herein referred to.

On referring to Figs. 8 and 4 it will be seen that our invention is applied to both of the motor driven running wheels B B at the sides of the plow these wheels being driven froma cross axle 11 which in turn is driven from the motor C through change gear D and differential gearand gear box E. The running wheels B B are respectively mounted to run loosely on their stub axles 1 which are respectively fixed in the center eyes of the disk like members A which are made with bosses 17 carrying the joint pins 5, 6, 7, on which the ends of the links 2, 3, 4, are respectively jointed. The other ends of theselinks 2, '3, 4, are fixed on' pins 1 8, 9, 10, which respectively turnin bosses 18 of'the plate 19 which is fixed to the side of the plowframe 20. On the ends of the transverse transmission shaft 11 from the motor there are fixed the two'toothed pinions 12 which are respectively geared to internally toothed rings 13 which are concentric with the .axis of the running wheels and are bolted to their arms 21. The worm wheel 16 or worm wheel sectors for turning the pins 7, 8, 9, which are fixed to the links 2, 3, 4, arefixedon these pins and these worm wheels gear with. worms '14 which are fixed on the horizontal'shafts 15 which are connected by universal joints 22 to the hand wheel shafts 23 furnished with hand wheels 24 adj acentto the operators seat 25 at the back of the plow. It will be seen that by this arrangement the operator working the plow can by turning either one of the two hand wheels 24 raise or lower either of the running Wheels B B independently of the other one, so thatjone wheel can run in any depth of furrow while the other runs on level ground or both wheels can be moved to run on the same level when desired. I The motor plow illustrated by Figs. 3 and 4 is furnished with suitable steering gear preferably consisting of the upper beam 59 of the plow (which carries the drivers seat 25 and is jointed, at 66 to thecross bar67 of the plow frame) having an upstanding bracket 60 carrying a hand wheel and shaft 61 on which is fixed a bevel pinion 62 gearing with a segmental toothed rack 63 fixed on a segmental table 64 which is fixed onto the frame 20 of the plow. 'The'bracketGO carries rollers 65 hearing on the top of the'table 64 and similar rollers 68 bearing against the under side of the table. Thus by turning the hand wheel 61 the up 381 beam of the plow and the shares carried thereby. can be swiveled to various angles at either side of the center line so as to steer the plow as required when out of the furrow.

Instead ofv the controlling linksbeing jointed to the member and to parts fixed to or formed on the frame or body of the implement or vehicle as aforesaid, the said links may be arranged with one end of each link jointed to the memberas aforesaid and the other ends of the links jointed to a disk or the like revoluble about the axialcenter in fact asfa driver and driving the running of the motor transmissiomthis dislrserving wheel through the links; In this case the member with the running wheel is preferably mounted on a'crank shaft on which the said drivingdisk ofthe motor transmission is also mounted, means such as a'pinion and toothed sector being provided for raising the outer cranked arm of the crank shaft with the running wheel up or down turning 7 mission. l i 7 e will now describe the example of this arrangement of our invention applied to a motor plow as illustrated by Figs. 5 and. 6. I

about the axial center of the motor tra-ns 1 In thisarrangement there are four connecting links (although there may'bemore or fewer than four) marked respectively 26 27, 28, 29, arranged with their ends cranked andthe ends 30 jointed in bearingsin the member A which is fixed to the running.

wheel 13 at-eq'ual distances apart around Q the circumference of the same and the other ends 31 of these links are mounted at equal distances apart in bearings of a disk or the like 32 whichis revoluble' about the axial center of the motor transmission, this disk 32 being fixed to a flange 33 formed on the end of a bush or sleeve '34 on which is fixed the spur wheel 35 of the gearing from' the motor C so that this disk 32 serves as a driver and drives the running wheel B through the links. The member A and the running wheel B are mounted to revolve on the cranked end 36 of thecranked axle 37 on the other end of which the other running wheel B is mounted and adapted to revolve loosely thereon this running wheel B being driven from the bush'34 through the clutch 38 so that when turning the plow thus running wheel B can by the clutch be thrown out of gear.

In order to raise or lower the running wheel B and member A about the axis of the crank shaft 37 .and motor transmission as a center, a toothed pinion 39 formed with a worm wheel 40 is loosely-mountedon the outer cranked end 36 of the crank shaft and this pinion 39 gearing with a toothed rack like sector 41 which is fixed to the frame 42 of the plow, and gearing with the worm wheel 40 there is a worm 43 mounted on a shaft 44 leading to a convenient position at the back of the plow and furnished with a hand wheel (not shown on our drawings) for turning the same so that the operator can by turning this shaft 44 raise or lower the, running wheel B and the member A as may be required, the shaft 37 turning about its center to: accommodate itself to the altered positions and the driving of the member A by means of the links 26, 27, 28, 29, will be unaffected. The bearing 45 which carries the worm shaft 44 is made to swivel about the pin 46 which connects this bearing to the bracket 47 fixed on the frame 42, the shaft 44 also being free to slide to and fro in this bearing 45 so that the bearing. will thus accommodate itself to the vavious positions of the worm shaft as it moves up and down. Moreover the bearing bracket 48 which carries the other end of the worm shaft 44 adjacent to the wormis mounted on the end portion of the crank shaft 36 so as to swivel thereon and also maintain the worm at the proper distance from the center of the worm wheel.

In the motor plough represented by Figs. 3 and 4 springs may be combined with the links 2, 3, 4, and arranged to absorb shocks when the motor plow is traveling, and also to permit of these linkswith the member A and corresponding running wheel B or B moving up or down to some extent against the pressure of the springs. Moreover a movable block or stop may be providedand adapted to be interposed between a projection on the member or some other movablepart of the frame of the plow or other implement or vehicle so as to make the running wheel axle pin or the like .solid when desired, that is to prevent its moving up or down against the spring or springs." The preferred arrangement of thus springing the running wheels B B and the member A is illustrated by Figs. 7 and 8., v

In this arrangement the two worms. 14 and the worm shaft 15 are so arranged that the worms are capable of 'limitedlongitudinal movements in either'direction on'or with the worm shafts against coiled compression springs 50 which are mounted on the worm shaft 15 between the ends of the worms 14 and the bearings 51 of the worm shaft sothat by this arrangement the running wheel and the memberA fixed thereto can move up or down slightly when the plow or vehicle'is running, as the links 2, 3, and 4 will correspondingly turn with the worms or worm wheel sectors against the compression springs'50 which will thus absorb the shocks. It is preferred to provide] a collar 52 between the ends of each spring and the bearings 51,..and also a similar collar 53 between the ends of the springsand the wormsso as the better to take the pressure of the springs which in'the particular arrangementshown are of larger diameter than the bosses of the bearings and the body of the worm. 'It will be seen that the bearings'51 form parts of brackets 54- which are fixed on the ends of the joint, pins .9, 10, of the two links 3, 4. The mo able stops or blocks which are provided to i stop the springingv when desired are-in this arrangement of our invention conveniently made for'each worm in the form oftwo' block levers 55, 56, which are respectively* jointed at 57 to the bearings 51 and the outer ends 58 of these levers are bent downwardly and shaped so as to enter between the collars 53 and the ends of the worms and thus form stops or abutments for theends of the worms to bear against and'prevent their longitudinal movements relatively to the worm wheels. Thus when the springs are not required to act, these lever stops 55, 56 are turned down to the position shown in' Figs. 7 and 8 to form abutments for the ends of the worms but when the springs are required to be operative thenthese levers 55, 120 56, are turned back in the'opposite direction so as to leave the worms free to move'longitudinally in the one or the other direction against the springs as aforesaid.

It is to be understood that any of the if known methods of transmitting the power from the engine to the road wheels may be employed in conjunction with our invention also that provision may be made for locking the differential gear, or the differed v tial gear maybe dispensed with and the known methodofdriving each driving wheel.

by a clutch which can be engaged or disengaged at will, may be utilized. Or in place of the differential gear the known system of ratchet'and pawl to drive the road wheels may be employed. Further for'coning the shares may be detached and a rear carriage substituted provided with one or more wheels to which angular or lateral dis placement or both may be imparted by suit-' resilient means for restricting the longitndinal movement of the worms on the shaft.

able steering mechanism.

The accompanying drawings illustrate what we conslder to be the best ways of carrying our invention into practice but it must be understood that our invention is not limited to the precise details shown as these.

can be caried to some extent without departing from the nature of our invention. For instance as a modification of thearrangement shown in Figs. 3 and 4, instead of both of the running wheels B B being made adjustable in height only one ofsuch wheels may be so made adjustable and the other wheel may be non-adjustable by its stub.

axle- 1 being fixed to the frame of the machine. j

What we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A device of the class described, comprising a traction wheel, a stub axle on the wheel, a disk supported on the stub axle, a

driving shaft having a direct driving connection with the wheel, aplurality of links pivotally connected to said disk at one end and having their other ends pivotally mount- 7 ed at fixed distances from the'center of said shaft, and means for displacing said disk in actuating certain of said links to lower or elevate the disk.

3. A device of the class described, com prising a frame, a traction wheel supporting ' disk mountedconcentrically on the stub axle,

the frame, a stub axle on the wheel, a

a plurality of links pivoted to the frame and pivotally connected to said disk, and mann- Ially operable means for simultaneously rotating certain of said links to lower or elevate said disk. 7 4:. A device of the class described, comprising a traction wheel, a stub axle on the wheel, a disk supported on the stub axle, a plurality of links for supportingsaiddisk, means for actuating certain of said links to lower or elevate the disk comprising worm gears fixed t0 the links, a shaft, and worms on said shaft and rotatable therewith, and

5. A device of the class described, comprising a traction wheel, a stub axle on the wheel, a disk supported on the stub axle, a

plurality of links for supporting said disk,

tudinal movement of the worms on the shaft,

and means for rendering said resilient means inactive and locking the worms against movement longitudinally. 3

6. A device of the classdescribech'comprising a frame, a traction wheel supporting the frame, a stub axle on the wheel, a disk mounted on the stub axle, means for pivotally supporting the disk on said frame, means for adjusting said disk vertically, and means for absorbing the shocks to which the last mentioned means is subjected under-the action of the traction wheel.

7. A device'of the class described, comprising a traction wheel, a stub axle on the wheel, a disk supported on the stub axle, a

driving shaft having a direct driving con nection with the wheel, a disk on the side driving shaft, 'a link connection between said disks, and means for displacing the first mentioned disk, said' links serving to maintain a constant distance between the axial centers of the driving shaft and the wheel.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signaturesin presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH BAMFORD. CY R IL JOSEPH BAMFORD.

Witnesses: i

CHARLES Boswonrrr KETLEY, ERNEST HARKER' :nientioned disk in .relation to the second' 

